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BMTC to introduce trunk feeder service on 21 routes

5 January 2011 - 3:47am — vlnarayan

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will introduce trunk feeder service on 21 routes with new buses and electronic ticketing machines by July 1 this year on an experimental basis for three months.

Pushpaks getting converted

29 December 2010 - 4:02pm — ss87

Well one of the most horrible service provided by BMTC is the pushpak service-a single driver-cum conductor, single door, single passage with 5 seats in a row instead of 4 and is one of the least preferred bus for commuting in the city unless there is no other way to go.

Overloading in Autorickshaws ferrying school children

29 December 2010 - 12:11pm — E.R. Ramachandran

Bus Priority meeting report, BMTC, Dec 22

28 December 2010 - 8:45am — Naveen

The BMTC meeting was to discuss about Bus Priority along the 335E/G1 route (ie. from Richmond circle to ITPL/Whitefield). In principle, BMTC is keen on this project & we were told that there were a total of five corridors that they were looking at for such bus priority routes.

Poor show by BMTC drivers

25 December 2010 - 1:41pm — murali772

Despite many efforts and initiatives to improve driving skills of drivers of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), results have not matched the expectations. According to data available, this year (till December) 82 people have died in various accidents involving BMTC buses.The number of deaths recorded last year was also 82.

Meeting with BMTC MD on Bus Priority, confirmed!

18 December 2010 - 5:02pm — silkboard

Start: 22 Dec 2010 15:00

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Mr Pasha has given us time on Dec 22 at 3 PM to discuss Bus Priority System project. The meeting will be focused on BPS or at maximum current status of BRTS projects at BMTC.

I can take along maximum 5 folks with me. Please leave a comment if you want to join. BPS project members will be preferred.

We could go with following agenda for the meeting:

Letter to Mr Pasha, sent Nov 18

14 December 2010 - 9:13am — silkboard

Here is the letter sent to Mr Pasha, MD of BMTC, requesting for a meeting on the subject of Bus Priority System. Sent on Nov 18, no direct reply was rceived from him. To Mr Pasha's credit, someone had called from BMTC during last week of November, and promised to arrange a meeting and also supply the information we had asked for.

City inches closer to special bus corridors

13 December 2010 - 2:34pm — idontspam

“Shortly, we will be implementing the BRTS in the city,” said Pasha.

Suggestions for Metro Feeder Bus routes

11 December 2010 - 3:13pm — Naveen

BMTC had earlier requested suggestions for feeder bus routes for Metro (Reach-1). The suggestions were mapped on google & passed on to them for review. See map below, zoom in for better view or click link and view in google maps

A public transport solution to widening roads

10 December 2010 - 1:53pm — balu036

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